Lister attachment for plows or cultivators



J. W. BfiQNSQN LISTER ATTACHMENT FOR FLOWS OR CULTIVATORS Jam. 27. 1925.

Filed May 12. 1922 Patented Jan. 27, 1925.

JOHN WILEY BRONSQN, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

LISTER ATTACHMENT FOR FLOWS OR OULTIVATOR-S.

Application filed May 12,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN VVILnY BRON- soN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lister Attachments for Plows or Cultivators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to farm implements and more especially to a combination lister and disk gang attachment for powerlift cane cultivators, and has for one of its objects to provide an apparatus of this character which will be simple in construc tion, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and more efficient in use than those which have been heretofore proposed.

In using tractor-driven listers for capping off a row, the usual result is the turning to one side or the other of heavy masses of stubble, clods, and the like, and when it is desired to return over this row for a further operation, the obstaclesjust mentioned make it impossible to properly and efficiently drive the tractor, thereby seriously interfering with the use of motor power for this purpose.

It is therefore a primary object of this invention to provide a lister so placed and arranged in conjunction with one or more gangs of disks that the stubble and clods which are turned up by the said lister will be directly in the path of the said disks, whereby the latter may almost immediately engage the said clods to break up the same. This being accomplished it is a comparative ly easy matter to return over the same row with a tractor for further operations.

Owing to the peculiar construction of the device, it is possible to substitute a double mold board or sweep for the lister bottom and without changing any of the other parts the apparatus may then be used for cultivating as a disk cultivator. The sweep or mold board being in front of the disk gangs it ploughs up the soil in the middle, throwing it to either side in front of the said gangs, which pulverize it and carry it to the row, thereby putting the soil in a better condition for the use of the plants.

The present invention is especially adapt- 1922. Serial No. 560,415.

ed for use in connection with the powerlift cane cultivator described and claimed in my prior co-pending application, filed June 21, 1921, Serial No. 479,334, patented Aug. 1, 1922, as Patent Number 1,424,552 although it is obvious that it may be employed in connection with various other types of similar apparatus.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views;

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of one form of apparatus made in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of a portion of the parts shown in Fig. 1, illustrating in detail the supporting members of the lister bottom;

Fig. 3 is a partial transverse sectional view, taken approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the lister supporting members.

Referring more especially to Figs. 1 and 2, the numeral 5 indicates a frame compris ing the spaced longitudinally extending members 6, the rear ends of which are bent inwardly as at 7, and are secured to the relatively short centrally located beam 8.

The said frame 5 is supported by means of the front wheels 9 journalled upon the bent axle 10, which is pivotally connected to the frame 5 in the usual and well known manner, whereby the said frame may be raised and lowered with respect to the ground by moving the handle 11 about its sector 12 in the customary manner. The rear end of the frame is preferably supported upon the rear wheel 13 which may be also adjusted about its pivot 14 by means of the lever 15 and link connection 16, to raise and lower the frame 5 with respect to the surface of the ground.

As above mentioned, the short central beam 8 is secured to the inturned ends 7 of the spaced longitudinal frame members 6 as by the bolt 17, and it extends a short distance forwardly as will be clear'from Fig. 2. A transverse bar or rod 18 extends through the side member 6 and also through the inner end of the center beam 8, thereby supporting the same. Pivotally mounted upon this said transverse rod 18, adjacent lit) . 8; that the center beam 8, is the substantially vertically disposed lister supporting member 19,

, positipn; Itlwill, bel'readily, apparent that by causing, different,perforations 22fto register with the perforation in the center beam the position ot thefniember am, and consequentlyjof thfe'li's ter bettomf 24] which is secured" theretolin an suitable and well known mariner, may be varied to suit dif ferent eonditiQIlS Pivotallyl carriedby thecross bar1 8, ad-

jacent the said frame member 6,'is. a, pair of horizontally. extending members 25, the rear ends of which connected together by e nes t e q e am m sr isee r thereto by suitable bolts r Othertastenings 27. The nemher ZGeXtends laterally some what beyondthe members 25 and its extendedjends' are provided with a plurality ofperforations '28, which are adapted to receive thepivot bolts i or studs 2970f the disk gang frames or supporting members 30, which frames c'arry the plur'al ty organg.

' of disks, 3 1, as 'vvill be I clear from Fig. 1.

"It will nnis {be se n that t he disk gangs areI non-rigidlylclarried'v by the .frame 5, in that they Zare. permitted to} pivot abQut the cross 1. 1 8s el f i ,Q ta amoun of substantially vertical movement thereof.

7 may be permitted. Thislverticalmovement ay e" n tialed by m a s. oi; th spi al springs 31, surround; the vert cally exten'dingibolt s, or rods 32. The bolts are 7 pivoted to] the, I frame i 5 at. "33fjanfd carry at, 7 their upper ends the nuts 34.

l The said springsBI are "confined. between the said. nuts 3%. and the earsor transversely extend.- i'ng'fpl'ates 85, which. are.rigidly secured to the longitudinally extending members or arms "Yall: as will be clear from Figs. 1

It will thus be seen that the lister, bottom 24 is .adjustably mounted justto the rear of jthe front wheels off the cultivator and in such a position :that it willthrow the de s bbl'e, an e l ke. iii s y i t the path of the disk gangs, which; are

mounted directly behind the said lister.

'Itthu's results tha e? ldcls and i Stubble are m t mm ia' e a t d} se. y t e.

with the resirlt-"that they are: broken andcut up to such an extent that when the tractor returns over the row, no difficulty is experienced in its operation, and manipulatio'nQ If desired, a relatively large rolling colter may be adjustably mounted in the front end of the frame 5 by means of the adjustable arms or beams 4:1, and 42, for the urpose of cutting vines or other plants w ich may be present in the ground, prior to the operation of the lister thereon, thereby preventing the, clogging of the apparatus. A suitable clevis 4 3 is provided at the front end of the frame 5, whereby the machine may be attached or coupled to, a tractor.

It will thus be seen that this invention provides a combination lister and. disk gang cultivatorin which the Lister first acts to turnover the sod, stubble, clods, and the like, which material is deposi fld immediately in front of the advancing disk; gangs,

which serve toefiiciently break up the clods so that a tractor or other motor driven device may be driven thereover without inconvenience.

Itisobvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction, as well as thearrangement of parts without departing from the spiritof the invention, and therefore, I do, not wish to be limited to the above disclosure except as maybe required by the claims,

Vyhat I claim is 1 a dev c Q hcc ssjdescribedmhe combination with a frame having, front and rear wheels, of a lister bottom; adjuatably mounted on said; frame intermediate/18nd wheels; a transverse rodcarried by said frame; longi ud lly extending members piyqtally mounted onsaid rod; a. crossbar connecting said longitudinali members; a

gang of discs vertically pivoted to. said cross bar, and meanss for yielding-1y resistingupward movements of said longitudinal members i and; d c

2. In a. deviceof theclass described the combination W ith a framehaving front and rear wheels, of a lister bottom. adjustably mounted on said frame intermediate said wheels; a transverse rod: carriedby said frame longitudinally extending members ,pivotally mounted, on said rodya cross bar connecting said, longitudinal members; a.

. gang ofdiscs vertically, pivoted to said 'cross b i; andyieldable, connections between said frame and long tudinalmembers for resisting, upward movement of the latter.

3. In a device of thee-lass .desqribed the combination with a framehaving frontand rear wheels, ofa lister bottom adjmtably mountedyon said frame intermediate said wheels; -a,,trans,verse rod carried by said frame; longitudinally extending members pivotally mounted on said rod; a cross bar connecting said longitudinal members; a gang of discs vertically .pivotedito said cross bar; a plurality of vertically extending bolts, the lower ends of Which are pivotally secured to said frame adjacent said longitudinal members; nuts adjustably carried by the upper ends of said bolts; and springs interposed between said nuts and longitudinal members, for yieldingly resisting up- Ward movements of the latter.

4. In a device of the class described the combination With a frame having front and rear Wheels, of a lister bottom adjustably mounted on said frame intermediate said wheels; a transverse rod carried by said frame; longitudinally extending members pivotally mounted on said rod; a cross bar connecting said longitudinal members; a gang of discs vertically pivoted to said cross bar; laterally extending ears carried by said longitudinal members; a plurality of vertically extending bolts passing through said ears, the lower ends of said bolts being pivotally secured to said frame; nuts adjustably carried by the upper ends of said bolts; and springs interposed between said nuts and ears, Ward movements of said longitudinal mem bers.

JOHN WILEY BRONSON.

for yieldingly resisting up- 

